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6/29/2005
- Exempt Status: 41st on 2004 Champions Tour Money List
- Full Name: Gary Koch
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 170
- Birthdate:November 21, 1952
- Birthplace: Baton Rouge, LA
- Residence: Tampa, FL
- Family: Wife, Donna; Patricia (4/1/81), Rachel (7/30/83)
- Education: University of Florida (1974, Public Relations)
- Special Interests: Golf course design, reading, music
- Turned Professional: 1975
- Joined Tour: 2003
- Exempt Status:40th on 2004 Champions Tour Money List
- Full Name: Gary McCord
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 190
- Birthdate:San Gabriel, CA
- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Residence: Paradise Valley, AZ
- Family: Wife, Diane, Krista (5/14/68), four grandchildren
- Education: University of California-Riverside (1971, Economics)
- Special Interests: Acceleration, giving a name to each age spot on my body
- Turned Professional: 1971
- Joined Tour: 1998
- Exempt Status:Top 30 on All-Time Money List
- Full Name: Gary Player
- Height: 5-7
- Weight: 146
- Birthdate:November 1, 1935
- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Residence: Johannesburg, South Africa; Palm Beach, FL
- Family: Wife, Vivienne Verwey; Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa, Amanda; 13 grandchildren
- Special Interests: Breeding thoroughbred race horses, ranching and farming, education, golf course design, family, health and fitness
- Turned Professional: 1953
- Joined Tour: 1985
- Full Name: Gary Robison
- Birthdate: March 27, 1954
- Birthplace: Fort Eustis, VA
- Residence: Canton, OH
- Full Name: Gene Littler
- Birthdate: July 21, 1930
- Birthplace: San Diego, CA
- Residence: Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- Exempt Status:Top 30 on All-Time Money List
- Full Name: George Archer
- Height: 6-5 1/2
- Weight: 205
- Birthdate:October 1, 1939
- Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
- Residence: Incline Village, NV
- Family: Wife, Donna; Elizabeth (10/15/63), Marilyn (12/30/65); seven grandchildren
- Education: University of Chattanooga
- Special Interests: Hunting, fishing, photography
- Turned Professional: 1964
- Joined Tour: 1989
- Exempt Status:Net 70 on All-Time Money List
- Full Name: Gibby Gilbert
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 190
- Birthdate: January 14, 1941
- Birthplace: Chattanooga, TN
- Residence: Chattanooga, TN
- Family: Wife, Judy; Jeff (11/14/62), Gibby (10/21/65), Mark (5/31/70), Melissa (3/4/84); three grandchildren
- Education: University of Chattanooga
- Special Interests: Family
- Turned Professional: 1965
- Joined Tour: 1991
- Exempt Status:Top 30 on 2004 Champions Tour Money List
- Full Name: Gil Morgan
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 175
- Birthdate: September 25, 1946
- Birthplace: Wewoka, OK
- Residence: Edmond, OK
- Family: Wife, Jeanine; Molly (5/18/81), Maggie (8/10/82), Melanie (9/24/84)
- Education: East Central State College (1968, B.S.), Southern College of Optometry (1972, Doctor of Optometry)
- Special Interests: Cars
- Turned Professional: 1972
- Joined Tour: 1996
- Exempt Status:Top 30 on 2004 Champions Tour Money List
- Full Name: Graham Marsh
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 187
- Birthdate: January 14, 1944
- Birthplace: Kalgoorlie, Australia
- Residence: Dalkeith, Australia
- Family: Tony (9/17/64), Jenni (3/14/69), Jeremy (5/5/81), Stephanie (11/24/82)
- Education: University of Western Australia and Claremont Teachers College (1962)
- Special Interests: Skiing, tennis, watching cricket, golf course design
- Turned Professional: 1969
- Joined Tour: 1994
6/2/2005
- Exempt Status:Past Champion
- Full Name: Gabriel Hjertstedt
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 160
- Birthdate:December 5, 1971
- Birthplace:Umea, Sweden
- Residence: Atlantic Beach, FL
- Family: Wife, Angela; Axel Gabriel (12/14/00)
- Special Interests:Snow skiing, surfing, boating
- Turned Professional: 1990
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (2) 1997 B.C. Open. 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
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| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T23–The Rex Hospital Open |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 69 at Round 1, Chrysler Classic of Tucson |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round |
| 66 at Round 2, Virginia Beach Open Pres’d by ACS Sys & Eng. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1–1997 B.C. Open. 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T11–1997 NIKE Upstate Classic. |
| Best 2004 PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T35–B.C. Open |
| Best 2004 Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T16–Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic |
| 2004 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered–5; in money–2; Top 10 finishes–0 |
| 2004 Season Nationwide Tour |
| Tournaments Entered–18; in money–9; Top 10 finishes–0 |
| 2004 Season Highlights |
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| Career Highlights |
| 2000: Struggled with only three top-25 finishes in 29 season starts. 1999: Had career-high in earnings of $933,033 (No. 41). Earned second PGA TOUR title at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and became the first Swedish player to earn two victories on TOUR. Started with 67-68-73 and trailed by two strokes heading into Sunday. Final-round 68, which included a double-bogey on 72nd hole, earned him tie with Tommy Armour III. Back on 18, in playoff, sank a 25-foot birdie putt on first extra hole for victory marked second time in three years he had won on TOUR and $495,000 payday more than he made in either of his first two seasons. 1997: Rookie on the PGA TOUR. Became first Swedish player to win on the PGA TOUR with victory at the B.C. Open in what likely would have been his last start of the year, by defeating Chris Perry, Andrew Magee and Lee Rinker by one stroke, earning $234,000. Shot 70-69-66 and trailed by one through 54 holes. Final-round 70 enough for win and moved him from 226th to 84th on season money list. 1996: After overcoming dislocation of temporomandibular joint, which helped force him off European Tour in 1995, earned PGA TOUR card following year via ninth-place finish in 1996 Qualifying Tournament. 1994: The following year, had four top-five finishes in Europe, including two more runner-up finishes–French Open and Lyon Open–and T5s at Honda Open and Medeira Open. 1993: Joined PGA European Tour and made immediate impact with T2 at 1993 Lyon Open. 1992: Finished T4 at Australian Masters. 1990: Competed on the Australasian Tour and earned Rookie of the Year honors after top-10 finishes in Johnnie Walker Classic and Air New Zealand Open. Competed for Sweden in 1994 and 1999 Dunhill Cup. Amateur: Member of Sweden’s victorious team at 1990 World Amateur Team Championship. |
| Personal |
| Born in Sweden, family emigrated to Queensland, Australia, when he was 11 and he learned to play golf there…Turned professoinal at age 18 and played on Australian, European and Japanese Tours prior to PGA TOUR…Credited move to Jacksonville, FL, area in Nov. 1998 with helping improve his game as he could practice with neighbors David Duval, Fred Funk and Vijay Singh. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 1-0 |
| Other Information |
| Split 2004 season between Nationwide Tour (18 events) and PGA TOUR (5), making 11 cuts in 23 starts. Has finished out of the top 150 for three consecutive years. Best finish since winning in 1999 was a T4 at the 2001 Greater Greensboro Classic, only top-10 since winning. In 1999, had career high in earnings of $933,033 (No. 41). Earned second PGA TOUR title at 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and became the first Swedish player to earn two victories on TOUR. Final-round 68, which included a double bogey on 72nd hole, earned a tie with Tommy Armour III. Sank a 25-foot birdie putt on first extra hole for victory that marked second time in three years he had won on TOUR. $495,000 payday more than he made in either of his first two seasons. Became first Swedish player to win on the PGA TOUR with victory at the 1997 B.C. Open in what likely would have been his last start of the year, earning $234,000. Trailed by one through 54 holes. Final-round 70 enough for win and moved him from 226th to 84th on season money list. In 1996, after overcoming dislocation of temporomandibular joint, which helped force him off European Tour in 1995, earned PGA TOUR card for following year via ninth-place finish in Qualifying Tournament. In 1990, competed on the PGA Tour of Australasia and earned Rookie of the Year honors. Born in Sweden, family emigrated to Queensland, Australia, when he was 11 and he learned to play golf there. Turned professional at age 18 and played on Australian, European and Japanese Tours prior to PGA TOUR. |
| National Teams |
| World Amateur Team, 1990; Dunhill Cup (2), 1994, 1999 |
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